/*
 *  OpenJ21 Copyright (C) 2010 Paulo Pires
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free 
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) 
 * any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more 
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 * 
 */
package net.openj21.mih.protocol.codec;

import net.openj21.mih.protocol.frame.MIHMessageID;
import net.openj21.mih.services.ServiceRequest;

/**
 * Interface for a factory of ServiceRequest objects. Normally this class will
 * not be implemented directly, but it is implemented by the Spring container's
 * ServiceLocatorFactoryBean (see Spring configuration file).
 */
public interface ServiceRequestFactory {
	/**
	 * Creates a new ServiceRequest instance for the frame having the given
	 * message identifier. The identifier is the string representation of the
	 * relevant MIHMessageID
	 * 
	 * @param messageId
	 *            a MIHMessageID
	 * @return a new ServiceRequest instance
	 */
	ServiceRequest createInstance(MIHMessageID messageId);
}
